old unit of liquid measure equal to one-third of a pipe (42 gallons), 1530s, from Anglo-French ters, Old French tierce (11c.). used in the sense "one-third" in various ways, from Latin tertia, fem. of tertius "a third," from PIE *tri-tyo-, from root *trei- (see three). Also used in Middle English for "a third part" (late 15c.), "the third hour of the canonical day" (ending at 9 a.m.), late 14c., and, in astronomy and geometry, "sixtieth part of a second of an arc."
双语例句
1. Some suggestions are offered to apply to the teaching of other carte and tierce repertoire extensively.
综合教学法也适用于其它剑术套路的教学.
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英英释意
1. the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
3. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole;
"it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
实用场景例句
Some suggestions are offered to apply to the teaching of other carte and tierce repertoire extensively.
综合教学法也适用于其它剑术套路的教学.
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词组搭配
tierce de Picardie
(Music)a major third in the final chord of a piece in a minor key
